Rev. Adam and Deaconess Melissa DeGroot serve the Lord through The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) as missionaries in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In this role, Adam and Melissa are responsible for planting a new mission congregation in Albuquerque. They see to the needs of many military families and indigenous Native American, Central American, Mexican American and South American immigrants. They also hold regular Divine services at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, a church plant and their current mission congregation in Albuquerque.